Riverside, Ca- On June 3, 2007, at approximately 9:50AM, the Riverside Police Department received
a call from a motorist advising that the body of a deceased male was lying in the traffic lane of 5th
street on the West side of the Marriot Hotel which is located at 3400 Market Street. The motorist said
that it appeared that the body might be that of a victim of a past vehicular hit and run. Police
officers and paramedics from the City of Riverside arrived and confirmed that a male who appeared to be
in his forties was deceased from traumatic injuries that appeared to be sustained from a fall from the
West side of the hotel.

The preliminary investigation indicates that there were
no eye witnesses to the incident. One person who was in the area at about the time of the incident
reported hearing a loud sound they described as a body striking the ground.

The deceased was found to be a registered guest at the
hotel and a vehicle registered to him was parked in the parking lot. The preliminary investigation
indicates that the incident was most likely a suicide. The investigation is ongoing by both the Riverside
Police Department and the Riverside County Coronerís Office.

The identity of the deceased is being withheld at this
time pending notification of the next of kin by the Riverside County Coronerís office.

Anyone with additional information regarding this incident
is urged to contact the Riverside Police Departmentís Investigations Division at (951) 353-7100.